Cylindrocline
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Cylindrocline is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

 in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...

 family. It contains two species:
  • Cylindrocline commersonii
    Cylindrocline commersonii
    Cylindrocline commersonii is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Mauritius.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Rutty, R. 2000. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....

  • Cylindrocline lorencei
    Cylindrocline lorencei
    Cylindrocline lorencei is a small tree that was native to the island of Mauritius, with only one specimen ever observed in the wild. By 1990 the species was considered extinct, and the only available seed could not be germinated. Brest Botanic Gardens successfully performed in vitro culture of a...

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